Daily Dirt for July 28, 2021 by Steve Eighinger Gimme the board games and tabletop fun, keep your computers When it comes to board games, that’s exactly what I want — not any modern-day computer gizmo things. I like to roll dice and move my game pieces by hand. With that in mind, welcome to […]
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Blue Devils’ Culp adds All-American honor to wrestling resume
QUINCY — Life soon will change dramatically for Thomas Culp, all in the span of four days.. On August 18, the recent Quincy High School graduate celebrates his 18th birthday. Three days later, the state champion wrestler checks into the dorms at Missouri Baptist University. “I’ll be getting a lot more freedom right when I […]
Daily Dirt: Movies, baseball and country music
by Steve Eighinger Everyone loves a good summer movie, including the Daily Dirt. See why in Vol. 19: 1. Has there ever been a better overall summer film than 1978’s “National Lampoon’s Animal House?” I’m normally not one to watch a movie over and over, but this is one of them. This movie, at least for […]
Eighinger: Summertime blockbusters
By Steve Eighinger Ahh…few things are better than a boffo box office summertime movieOne of my favorite obsessions has always been going to the movies, and with the theaters beginning to re-open I’m sure I’m not the only one who is again looking forward to enjoying some stale popcorn, watered-down cola — and films on […]
Daily Dirt: This just in…Steve likes snacks
Daily Dirt for July 24, 2021 by Steve EighingerIf you agree snacks are an all-important part of life, welcome aboard Vol. 16 of the Daily Dirt: 1. Here’s my own personal ranking for snacks that came along during the 1960s-1980s period, a.k.a. the formative years for my digestive system. I should note that most of the […]
Public Comments from the July 21 Quincy School Board meeting
Randy Industries provided the videography from the Quincy School Board meeting, where the focus was on masks for students during the upcoming school years. Masks are required to ride busses, but they are not mandatory anywhere else on school property. The caveat being as long as the COVID numbers don’t go back up and the […]
While Quincy looks to fix its George Rogers Clark statue, Charlottesville has other ideas
The overlook of Quincy Bay from Ben Bumbry Riverview Park is spectacular. When I was president of the Quincy Park Board, I thought it was appropriate to honor Bumbry when he died in 2018. He is still the city’s only African-American Park Board member, and he was the first African-American alderman. (Jason Finney, an African-American, […]
Quincy School Board meeting moved to Quincy High School cafeteria in anticipation of large crowd
With a discussion regarding masks in school for the 2021-2022 school year expected to take place, Quincy Superintendent of School Roy Webb says the July Quincy School District 172 Board of Education meeting set for July 21 has been moved. The School Board usually meets in a conference room at 1416 Maine that comfortably seats […]
Why this matters
Well, the announcements have been made. Muddy River News is built and growing and we just laid the foundation of Muddy Rivers Sports with the hiring of Matt Schuckman. Matt and Steve Eighinger join David Adam, Jim Dewey and myself to provide about 200 years of experienced journalism. None of us made the Muddy River […]
Bruno, the wandering bear who gained hundreds of admirers here, dies in Louisiana
From stltoday.com – A bear that gained a social media following while wandering hundreds of miles in the Midwest — including a stop in Wentzville — and eventually reached Louisiana has died after being hit by a vehicle, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said Wednesday. The male bear dubbed Bruno was euthanized Tuesday […]
